“I want to win this IEM Katowice”: catching up with Lee “Life” Seung Hyun before the World Championship
We chatted with reigning World Champion and most recent Intel Extreme Masters champion Life to get his thoughts on Intel Extreme Masters Katowice. Despite a surprising recent 3-4 loss late last week to Dream, this Zerg is still at the top of his game. ESL: Congratulations on your comeback win at Taipei! What edged Maru […]
The ESL One Katowice Counter-Strike: Global Offensive survival guide
Next Thursday, ESL One Katowice will kick off and see 16 teams bring all they’ve got to succeed in the US$250,000 tournament. To help you prepare for these four days of Counter-Strike action, we’re giving you all the information you need to know in one place. Key information Where? IEM Expo at the Spodek arena, […]
Go4Evolve arrives on the Xbox One
Cups will commence on March the 8th and run every Sunday for a total of three months on both the PC and Xbox One, with a total of €150 in prize money available each week. Monthly finals will see this amount more than double, with €350 up for grabs for those who qualify. Facts: – […]
The Intel Extreme Masters Katowice StarCraft II survival guide
This year’s Intel Extreme Master World Championship in Katowice is promising to be an amazing event. Sixteen world-class StarCraft II players will assemble at the Spodek arena from March the 12th to the 15th and the round of 16 is completely stacked with talent. You can read up on all the vital information, schedule and […]
“Bringing the Norwegian flag back to CS:GO majors is awesome”: Rubino talks ESL One Katowice 2015
LGB eSports was one of the big teams at Katowice last year (before KRiMZ and olofm joined Fnatic). Now the organization is back with a new team. After leaving London Conspiracy, they have not only found a new home but succeeded in the offline qualifier for ESL One Katowice. We got to speak to Rubino, […]
“Evil Geniuses are our kryptonite”: an interview with Michael “Flamesword” Chaves
OpTic Gaming is one of the most revered names in console esports. With the launch of the Halo Championship Series, the organization decided to pick up a Halo squad. We sat down with team captain Flamesword to hear learn more about the team and his thoughts about the Halo Championship Series Season 1 finals. ESL: […]
Fast-paced shooter action is taking to the ESL Arena stage at PAX East
The ESL Arena at PAX East in Boston will be the stage for a number of different and exciting games and tournaments, one of these being the epic conclusion to the Halo Championship Series Season 1. Turtle Rock’s 1v4 co-op monster shooter Evolve will also be on the big stage, hosting the Evolve PAX East […]
Get ready for ESL Fantasy at the IEM Expo in Katowice!
The IEM Expo 2015 is now just seven days away, which means it’s time to roll out the fantasy leagues for the competitions in Katowice. This time around, CS:GO, League of Legends and StarCraft will each have their own official fantasy league, which have awesome prizes in store for the league’s top finishers such as […]
“We want to prove people wrong”: an interview with Tyler “Spartan” Ganza
Tyler “Spartan” Ganza, not to be mistaken for the in-game unit, is excited to play in the Halo Championship Series Season 1 finals. The talented Halo 4 player has reached the finals with his team, eLevate, and talked to us about the team’s strengths and weaknesses as well as his path to the finals. ESL: […]
Introducing the Hearthstone Legendary Series Katowice talent lineup and finalists!
With the online qualifiers reaching their end, we are happy to announce the eight players who will be traveling to Poland to fight for the Hearthstone Legendary Series Katowice champion title. The qualified players are as follows: Oliver “James” Geiges (Germany) Erik “Inderen” Kristensen (Denmark) Dima “Rdu” Radu (Romania) Jon “Orange” Westberg (Sweden) Adrian “Lifecoach” […]
